Author Topic: Blank GBA Cover to type your own game name?  (Read 420 times)

June 27, 2016, 06:16:56 PM
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mastrtonberry

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What I'm looking for is the blank GBA template with a text box on the spine and and on the front that I can edit so that I can print out placeholder covers for all the GBA games that don't currently have covers uploaded.  Nothing fancy. Does this exist or is anyone able to create one for me?  I've got 730 GBA games and they're a nightmare to keep organized because of the shape of the carts, so I just wanted to keep them all in the cases with uniform generic covers and then to replace them as the actual covers are posted.

Thanks!
-Don

June 29, 2016, 12:24:21 PM
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Bear78

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If you don't mind doing a little work.... I made this.



You'll need a few things to edit it. 

1) Download and install paint.net: http://www.getpaint.net/index.html
2) Download and install this plug-in for paint.net (you have to drop the contents of the .zip into the Paint.net folder in the install directory): https://www.isimonbrown.co.uk/editable-text/
3) Download the .pdn file for this cover: https://app.box.com/s/7rxvhkypm1plr8yqqq47t5aft97z9xas

Once you have it all installed, open the .pdn file.  You'll see the Layers box in the lower right hand corner.  Select the Layer for the text box you want to edit then at the top of the screen go to Effects->Tools->Editable Text.  A Window should pop up and allow you to change the text to what you want.  Just close out after you edit it then move onto the next one.  Also, if you don't want the front / back images you can unselect the layer to remove them.  Once you have it all setup how you want it, merge the layers down (middle icon in the Layers Window) then save it as a .jpg file.  So a "save as" so you don't overwrite the original file.

Hope this works for you  :D


July 01, 2016, 10:02:44 PM
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This is exactly what I needed, thank you so much for your help!  Thanks for adding that front pic too.  It adds a bit of color and looks nice.

Cheers!

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« Last Edit: July 01, 2016, 10:27:32 PM by mastrtonberry »

July 02, 2016, 12:32:48 PM
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